Dark Skies (not the show!) - one for Drew...

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:43 am

http://astronomy2009.co.uk/index.php/ne ... k-sky-park

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:57 pm

Seems to be quite dark here.

In town the scale goes up to blue and even green (3-4), but all around it's black, black, black (1)...

And indeed, even from in front of our house I usually see the Milky Way in all its beauty.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:07 pm

This is quite a good site too:

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-7R5HHE

Rxke · Post by **Rxke** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:54 pm

Commander McLane wrote:
And indeed, even from in front of our house I usually see the Milky Way in all its beauty.

Oooooooh, envy!

Has been years since I've seen the Milky Way.... (I don't travel that much)

drew · Post by **drew** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:14 pm

Yeah, heard about that a couple of weeks back. Very nice too. We're hoping planning a camping trip up there.... TURN THAT LIGHT OFF!

Cheers,

Drew.

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:59 am

Rxke wrote:
Commander McLane wrote:
And indeed, even from in front of our house I usually see the Milky Way in all its beauty.

Oooooooh, envy!

What do you expect? I'm living on the black continent, after all. And not too far from the Heart of Darkness.

JensAyton · Post by **JensAyton** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:41 am

Distance is relative and all that, but isn’t Uganda sort of in the way? :-)

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:41 am

Ahruman wrote:
Distance is relative and all that, but isn’t Uganda sort of in the way?

No. Actually it's Rwanda which is in the way. And somehow this is sad, because one could rightfully say that it has a claim to be the heart of darkness in its own right...

JensAyton · Post by **JensAyton** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:59 pm

Oh yes. Why did I think you were in Kenya? It’s *rolls dice* Griff’s fault!

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:38 pm

Never mind.

Sometimes even my browser thinks it's in Kenya. I don't know how these fancy personalized adds are produced. Based on IP, or on what? Anyway, I always got those for Nairobi. Also visitors counters on websites always placed me to Kenya (for instance on this site, which I sometimes visit). I guess it has something to do with where our satellite ISP has its servers?

Anyway, recently our connection has somehow changed (the old satellite was too busy or somesuch), and since that day YouTube is offering me its italian localization.

Weird.